Monday, February 22, 2016

WEEK #1 - '69 Patriots 41, '66 Oilers 21

'69 Patriots 41, '66 Oilers 21
Alumni Stadium - Boston


Don't let the final score fool you one bit.  This was a back and forth see saw battle until late in the fourth quarter when the Pats got all the breaks including a fumble recovery and a near pick 6.  Mike Taliaferro (9-10, 225) tossed 3 TD's and only threw one pick as the Pats were content to grind the ball out on the ground.  Carl Garrett (12-89) averaged 7.4 yards per carry.  The Pats ran the ball 39 times for 171 yards.  Sellers, Frazier and Whalen each had a TD grab.  Rademacher caught 4 for 112.  The Oilers started 'ole George Blanda (13-30, 198, 2TD, 2INT), but replaced him with Trull.  They were very effective running the ball, but only ran it 28 times.

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